Cigarette igniter



ELLY

1'2.- PENQ CIGARETTE IGNITER Filed March 1, 1926 :NvENToR sleeve 13. This plate has a passage 16 therethrough leading to the depression and constantly communicating with a passage 17 extending between the sleeves 13 and 7. The stem 8 has a radial passage 18 leading from the bore 9 to the periphery of the stem and transversely alined with the passage 17. The sleeve 13 has a longituthnal .slot in its outer side to receive a pin 19 projecting radially from the plunger. The knob 10 has a plate 20 mounted in connection therewith, which plate has a recess 21 in the side thereof facing the pin 9, of a size to receive the same. This recess is of such form and so disposed relative to the pin that when the knob is turned to the left, the plunger is retracted into its sleeve by engagement of the pin with the right hand end of the slot, and the outer end of the passage 18 is then some distance to the left of the passage 17 as shown in Fig. 4. Whenthe knob is turned to the right, an initialmoveinent of the knob and stem takes place without moving the plunger. A fur ther movement of the knob then causes the plunger pin 19 to be engaged with the left hand portion of the recess, causing the plunger to be moved outwardly of the sleeve or toward the plate 2. At the same time the passages 18 and 17 are placed in com munication with each other. If therefore asuction is present in the tube 12 and sleeve 7, air will be drawn through the plunger from the cup end thereof, induc ing a suction through a cigarette engaged with the cup. The initial turning of the stem 8 without moving the .plunger enables the normal spacing between the passages 18 and 17 to be quite large, preventing leakage therebetween, without having to have a largemovement of the plunger, before such passage alineinent takes place. This enables the suction to be applied to the plunger whether long or short cigarettes are engaged without possibly buckling the cigarette to place the suction passages in alinement, since the 'cigarette abuts at its opposite end against an immovable heating h ment, as will be hereinafter described.

It may here be noted that the pin 19 and plate recess 21 also serve as a stop to lim t the rotation of the valve stem in either direction;

Projecting. upwardly from the sleeve 7 behind the sleeve 13 is a cylinder 22 having a piston 23 movable snugly therein. A. passage 24 leads from the bottom of this layiinder to the sleeve 7, the stem 8 having a passage25 leading from its periphery to the bore 9 in transverse alinement with the passage 2 1 and so disposed as to communicate with said passage at the same time as the passages 17 and 18 communicate with each other. Such communication therefore causes the piston 23 to be drawn down in the cylinder, provided of course there is suctional force present in the sleeve 7. A spring 26 acts to maintain the piston 23 raised in the cylinder. Projecting into the cylinder below the piston are spaced contacts 2? insulated from each other and adapted to be engaged and bridged by a preferably flexible conducting element 28 mounted in connection with the piston 23 below the same. The element 28 is normally above the contacts, and only engages the same when the piston is lowered a certain distance by reason of a suctional force.

in electric heating element 29 is mounted in a casing 30 which is disposed against and outwardly of the plate 2, being reinovably held in position by a support :51 of suitable character, provided with said end plate. The element 29 faces an opening" prot'ided in the plate 2, and is alined with the cradles and plunger 14. The particular arrangement of parts of this element may be as shown in my Patent No. 1,538,258, dated May 19th, 1925, or otherwise as may be found, desirable.

In wiring the contacts 27 and element 29 to a source of current, such as the battery of the car, 1- preferably ground one contact 27, connect the other to one end of the element 29 by a wire 33, and connect the other end. of the element t0 the battery 31 by a wire 35.

In operation a cigarette is dispensed from the receptaclejonto the cradles or placed thereon by hand and the knob 10 may then be rotated at any time the engine is running to ease the cigarette to be ignited. As previously stated, the knob when turned ultimately causes the cigarette to be shoved toward the right, which movement will cause it to be engaged at one end with thaelement 29, while the other end seats in the depression or cup of the plunger ll.

.lr suction is then induced through the plunger 11- and atthe same time the cir' cuit through the element is closed, as hereinbcfore set forth. The cigarette will lllll he ignited and a draft induced thert-tlu-ough at the same time. Owing to the fact that the suctional force controls the closing of the element switch, the cigarette will not he ignited unless the engine is running.

In connection with this apparatus I preferably mount an ash tray 36 below the era dies. not only for the convenience of the smoker at any time, but to catch any ash which may be formed on and drop from the cigarette while it is being initiallv ignited. v

The ash tray also prevents a lighted cigar'ette, if left on the supporting cradles, from falling onto the floor of the car and possihlv causing a tire.

lVhile it is not absolutely essential, 1 coin template making the supporting structure,

Locate? From the foregoing description it will be v v readily seen that l have producednmh a device as substantially fulfills the objects the invention as set "forth herein.

llhile this specification sets forth in tail the present and preferred construction of tee device, still in practice such do tions from such detail may be resorted s do not form a departure "from the spirit 1 the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

aving thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire secure Letters Patent is:

It. cigarette lighting device including a normally inert ignition means adapted to engage one end of a cigarette, and suction controlled means for placing the ignition means in operation.

2. A cigarette lighting device including a normally inert electric ignition element adapted to engage one end of a cigarette, switch means for said element, and suction controlled means for closing said switch means.

8. A. cigarette lighting device including a normally inert electric ignition element adapted to engage one end of a cigarette, switch means "for said element, a suction cup for engagement with the opposite end of the cigarette, a suction actuated means for closing the switch means, and a common valve for controlling the flow of air in said cup and switch closing means.

i. A cigarette lighting device including a normally inert electric ignition element adapted to engage one end of a cigarette, switch means for said element, a suction cup for en agement with the opposite end of the cigarette, and movable towardthe element, a suction actuated means for closing the switch means, and a common member for controlling the low of air in said cup and switch closing means, and the movement of said cup.

l cigarette lighting device including a normally inert electric ignition element adapted to engage one end of a cigarette, switch means for said element, a suction cup for engagement with the opposite end of the cigarette, a suction actuated means for closing the switch means, a suction-passage member, and a common valve for opening and closing communication between the cup and the switch closing means simultaneously 6. A cigarette lighting device including a normally inert electric ignition clement adapted to engage one end of a cigarette, switch means for said element, including a pair of spaced contacts, a circuit for the element in which the contacts are interposed, and suction controlled means for br dging said contacts.

7. cigarette lighting device including a normally inert electric Y adapted engage one end of a cigarette, switch means for said element, including a pair of spaced contacts, a circuit for the element in which the cont: vcts are interposed, a cylinder in which said contacts are located, a member, to engage and bridge the contacts normally spaced tlierefi om, a piston in the cylinder fined with said member, suction passage means connecting with the cylinder at such a point that a suctional force in said passagemeans will cause the p' A, to move in a direction to cause the said member to engage the contacts, and a hand controlled valve in said passage means.

8. in cigarette igniting device, an ignition element for engagement with one :end of a cigarette, a suction cup for engagement with the other end of the cigarette and movable longitudinally t'hereoi, a sleeve in which said cup is mounted, another sleeve extending at right anglesto said cup, said sleeve at one end being connected to a suction passage means, a stem turnable in the last named sleeve and having a blind bore communicating with said passage means, a passage between said sleeves, a passage in the cup con'imunicating constantly with said first named passage, and-a passage from the boreof the stem to the periphery thereof transversely alined with the first named passage, and adapted to register therewith when the stem turned in a certain direction.

9.. In a cigarette igniting device, an ignition element for engagement with one end of a cigarette, a suction cup for ngagement with the other end of the cigarette and moi able longitudinally thereof, a sleeve in which said cup is mounted, another sleeve extending at right angles to said cup, said sleeve at one end being connected to a. suction passage means, passage means between said suction passage and the cup-sleeve including a tubular valve member turn-ably mounted in the last named sleeve, and means between said valve member and the cup for causing the latter to be moved toward the element only after a certain amount oi rotation of the Valve member toward a passage opening position has taken place. i

10. in a cigarette igniting device, an ignition element for engagement with one end of'a cigarette, a suction cup for engagement with the other end of the cigarette and movable longitudinally thereof, a sleeve in which said cup is mounted, another sleeve extending at right angles to said cup, said sleeve at one end being connected to a suction passage means, passage means between said suction passage and the cup-sleeve including a tubular valve member turnabiy mounted i nition element in the lastnamed sleeve, a pin projecting radially from the cup, and a plate fixed with the valve member and having a'recess to receive the pin, the recess being of such form as to permit of a cert-aii1.a'moui1t of rotation of the valve member without disturbing the pin and cup, while causing a longitudinal movement of the pin and cup to take place with a further rotation of the valve member; the latter being arranged to prevent com- 10 munication between the ends of the passage means until such further retation is effected. In testimony whereof I affix-my signature.

LEWIS PENGILLY. 

